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| Predecessor | Lancer Books |
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| Founded | 1974 |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
| Distribution | Penguin Random House Publisher Services[1] |
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| Publication types | Books |
| Fiction genres | Romance, women's fiction, African American, young adult, nonfiction, true-crime, western, mystery |
| Imprints | Zebra Books Pinnacle Books Dafina Urban Soul Citadel Press Lyrical Press |
| No. of employees | 85 |
| Official website | kensingtonbooks |
Kensington Publishing Corp. is an American, New York–based publishing house founded in 1974 by Walter Zacharius (1923–2011)[2] and Roberta Bender Grossman (1946–1992).[3] Kensington is known as "America's Independent Publisher". It remains a multi-generational family business, with Steven Zacharius succeeding his father as president and CEO, and Adam Zacharius as general manager.
It is the house of many New York Times bestselling authors, including Fern Michaels, Lisa Jackson, Joanne Fluke and William W. Johnstone. In addition to the over 500 new titles that the company publishes each year, it has a vast and diverse backlist that includes classics such as The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick, Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max and Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre.
Kensington's imprints include Zebra Books, Pinnacle Books, Dafina, Citadel Press, and Lyrical Press, which provide readers with a range of popular genres such as romance, military thrillers and espionage, women's fiction, African American, young adult and nonfiction, as well as true-crime, western, and mystery titles.
- ^ Current Clients Penguin Random House Publisher Services
- ^ Grimes, William. "Walter Zacharius, Romance Publisher, Dies at 87," New York Times (MARCH 7, 2011).
- ^ "Roberta Grossman, 46, Head of Zebra Books". New York Times. March 23, 1992. Retrieved June 29, 2012.